Steve Baretich with The Bonafide Hat Company is awesome. Standout hats made really well.
He's the only men's hatter I know of in the area. I make custom hats as well, but he's the guy you want. I'm still learning. :)
https://www.facebook.com/TheBonafiedHatCompany/
If you look him up, let him...
Hey there, friends. I'm slowly learning how to put together a proper custom hat with all the fixings, and I'd appreciate your help if you can give it.
Does anyone know where to buy the plastic conformateurs that I sometimes see being used in fittings? I'm not sure if they're entirely...
I second mm25's advice.
Here's the best cattleman crease tutorial I know of:
If it doesn't turn out the way you want dry, I would try a little steam. Just a touch should do. It'll get you those smooth lines that make a cattleman crease look like it was born that way.
Thanks so very much! On the contrary, that's tremendously helpful. I'm gonna try to make one. I'll post progress here, and I may email you as well! Thanks again.
Wow, this is amazing! Would you be willing to share plans, if you have them? I've been trying to figure out how to make something exactly like this, and it's just escaping me. I'm good at working with felt and straw, not so good at working with wood.
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